“Success with Responsibility” continues to play a significant role at Maxxam Analytics. Employees are empowered to drive fundraising initiatives and give the gift of time to benefit people and charities within the communities we serve.

Maxxam celebrated its 10th annual food drive with over 2,000 employees organizing successful bake sales, international food fairs, games, tournaments, a Grey Cup football challenge, various raffles, the famous pie toss and even the delivery of 2,774 lbs of potatoes and onions. Employees raised over $30,000 which was matched dollar for dollar by Maxxam. More than $60,000 in cash and food donations will now benefit Canadian Food Banks to help feed over 900,000 children, families and people who need support each month.

In 2011, over 1,000 employee hours contributed to our newly-introduced Day of Caring Program where employees are given one (paid) workday to volunteer with a registered charity of their choice. This program resulted in an abundance of enthusiasm and goodwill from staff who served up soup for the less fortunate, planted and mulched trees for green living, turned imperfect food crops into nourishing soup base, included projects with Habitat for Humanity, the Arthritis Society, Make a Wish Foundation and local animal shelters, provided lessons to youth on healthy eating, plus opportunities to train as literacy tutors and crisis line volunteers.

“What an amazing opportunity to connect with community and spread holiday cheer”, says Jon Hantho, President and CEO. “I am proud of each and every colleague who gave their time and opened their wallets to help those in need. Thank you to everyone who took part and helped build our corporate culture of integrity, collaboration, innovation and performance.”

Partners in science, customers, suppliers and stakeholders are also invited to give back. Once again, Maxxam has opted for an online holiday card to be more sustainable and include an interactive component allowing recipients to vote for a charity of their choice (three to choose from). Maxxam will then contribute $1.00 for each vote received.

Founded over 40 years ago, Maxxam is the market leader in analytical services and solutions to the energy, environmental, food and DNA industries. Maxxam’s 2,000 dedicated employees proudly lead the industry in depth of technical and scientific expertise and serve customers through the only national network of laboratories. In processing over 2,000,000 samples and generating in excess of 35,000,000 results annually, Maxxam skillfully combines efficiency and customer service with rigorous science and uncompromising quality management. Maxxam is committed to success with responsibility – to its stakeholders, to its communities, and to the environment.

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The 2011 CPANS technical conference takes place at the University of Alberta, Lister Conference Centre. Please contact Rick Vermeersch, Business Development Manager, Oil Sands & Outsourcing, for more information regarding Maxxam’s participation.

Bryan Chubb, VP Business Development – Environmental Services is pleased to host the Maxxam Science Summit – Ontario 2011 at BraeBen Golf Club on Thursday, November 24, 2011.

This is an occasion to network with representatives from government, industry, and the environmental consulting profession. Speakers include:

• Marc McAree, Partner, Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers
• Greg Zimmer, Senior Program Advisor, Modernization of Approvals, Ontario Ministry of the Environment
• Terry Obal, Ph.D., Director, Scientific Services & Development, Maxxam
• Eric Reiner, Ph.D., Senior Mass Spectrometry Research Scientist, Ontario Ministry of the Environment
• Tyler Barkhouse, Director of Environment and Geosciences, Focus Corporation

The program details and registration information can be found at:

http://fallconference2011.eventbrite.com   Seating is limited. Please register today!

Please contact Fred Chen or Dave Langill to set up a meeting or for more information.

The Canadian Urban Institute recently recognized the Bloom Centre for Sustainability with the 2011 CUI Brownie Award for Excellence in Communications, Marketing, and Public Engagement for their spring 2011 brownfield series which was held in: Hamilton, Waterloo, Kingston, North Bay, Montreal and Edmonton. The series was sponsored by Maxxam, along with FCM, Golder Associates, the Ontario government, Hazco and XCG.

More than 600 people attended the original six workshops, with representation from more than 50 local governments and community groups. Each event focused on understanding local challenges and opportunities of Brownfield redevelopment, and actions required to move forward. They also provided excellent opportunities to network, share perspectives, and exchange knowledge and innovative ideas amongst the wide variety of impacted stakeholders.

The Canadian Urban Institute’s annual Brownie Awards program recognizes leadership, innovation and environmental sustainability in brownfields redevelopment across Canada. The Canadian Urban Institute presented the awards at its annual Brownfields Conference on October 4, 2011. The Canadian Urban Institute is committed to promoting awareness and an improved understanding of opportunities to regenerate urban sites and neighbourhoods.

For more information or to attend the BLOOM workshop on Redevelopment in Calgary, please click: http://bloomcentre.cvent.com/events/bloom-market-insight-session-practical-workshop-for-redevelopment-in-calgary-alberta/event-summary-0d355f0a2f55456988f2eb48a79df197.aspx

Maxxam is hosting their 2011 Science Summit at a redeveloped brownfield site in Mississauga: BraeBen Golf Club – on Thursday, November 24th. Click here for speaker/agenda details and to register: http://maxxam.ca/?p=6302

Clean Up Your World
The International Sites and Spills Expo is the newest industry event dedicated to all elements of the HazMat and Site Remediation industries including a full conference program as well as a trade show. The International Sites and Spills Expo will bring together engaging speakers, expert panelists and key suppliers of products, services, technologies and equipment to hundreds of daily practitioners in the fields of spill response, fire fighting, HazMat management, environmental protection, development, restoration, contaminated site cleanup and soil/groundwater remediation.

The International Sites & Spills Expo – the first event of its kind to combine hazardous materials management and site remediation – comes together in an exciting two day event in the Canadian marketplace.  It takes place November 3 – 4, 2011 at the International Centre, near Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Ontario.

Vous trouverez les présentations données lors de la conférence ci-dessous.

N’hésitez pas à joindre Marc Paquet si vous avez des questions ou si vous désirez entrer en contact avec l’un des conférenciers.

ARD & Metal Leaching Prediction Testing: Current Practices	Méthodes écotoxicologiques pour l’industrie minière
Étude de la toxcité d’effluents miniers à fortes salinités	Restauration des sites miniers

We are also hosting a hospitality event on Thursday evening from 7-10pm in the Ivor Petrak Room at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel.

The Remediation Technologies Symposium 2011 is the premier remediation technology transfer event for environmental professionals, encompassing the latest innovations in soil and groundwater remediation.

Bryan Chubb, Maxxam’s VP Business Development – Environmental Services, will be presenting on Friday, October 21st in the Shaughnessy Room (at 8:50am) on: “The Determination of PAHs in Groundwater at a Former Coal Gasification Plant Using Polyethylene Passive Samplers.”

RemTech 2011 provides a forum for industry experts to present leading edge technologies in the field of contamination remediation and industrial pollutant treatments. Co-sponsors and participating organizations include government, academic institutions, and private sector organizations active in site remediation, research and application.

Maxxam is a proud sponsor of the International Year of Chemistry and supporter of National Chemistry Week, an annual event celebrated across Canada. This year, Maxxam is pleased to announce participation in (IUPAC’s) Global Water Experiment—possibly the world’s largest international chemistry experiment ever conducted.

Maxxam employees are going into select community schools to lead and demonstrate water experiments which include measuring pH properties, testing salinity, water treatment and purification, and the construction of a solar still.

The Global Experiment states that over 112,750 students have taken part in the experiments internationally since March. With National Chemistry Week underway, we should see Canadians registering and adding their results to the global database.

“This is a tremendous opportunity for the company to connect with students and teachers who are enthusiastic about chemistry”, says Jon Hantho, President and CEO. “We have a strong history of supporting Canadian chemistry departments and developing innovative research at the college/university level, but the Global Water Experiment provides us with access to young budding scientists who will learn, discover and perhaps develop a greater appreciation for chemistry and desire to enter the field.”

Chemistry Week is organized by a national network of volunteers in industry and education. Initiatives may include lectures, lab visits, experiments and science walks that enable audiences to explore the importance of chemistry in our everyday life.

Founded over 40 years ago, Maxxam is the market leader in analytical services and solutions to the energy, environmental, food and DNA industries. Maxxam’s 2,000 dedicated employees proudly lead the industry in depth of technical and scientific expertise and serve customers through the only national network of laboratories. In processing over 2,000,000 samples and generating in excess of 35,000,000 results annually, Maxxam skillfully combines efficiency and customer service with rigorous science and uncompromising quality management. Maxxam is committed to success with responsibility – to its stakeholders, to its communities, and to the environment.